So, I don’t. Let’s face it. I’m not perfect and it takes way too much work to be that way. Some things have to go and I’m not going to feel badly about it unless it is going to kill me, hurt someone else or send me to jail for life.

Here are ten confessions that were so easy to come up with I’m sure there are a lot more:

I always drive ten miles over the speed limit. I’ve only had one speeding ticket in my whole life. And a few warnings.

I spend a lot of time on my computer working and blogging, but tell my kids they can’t. Double standard? Maybe. I’m an adult, they are not. Life isn’t always fair.

I never walk my dog. Just let him out back. He can’t walk that far anyway on three legs.

I don’t drink 64 oz of water a day. Not sure how many I drink, but it’s not enough.

I pick my cuticles and chew the inside of my cheek. Nerves I guess.

I don’t floss. Maybe once a month. Gross, I know. I usually lie at the dentist.

I eat way after 7pm. Like up until 9pm at least. Candy, pita chips, popcorn.

My library books are always overdue. I have an overdue fee of $4.70 right now.

I don’t always stretch after I run or do my PT exercises.

I didn’t shower after I ran yesterday and went right to my massage. I ran out of time. I used Huggies wipes in the car to clean up on the way there.

How do you break the rules?

Let’s get the ball rolling and be real. You are all tagged. Post about it on your blog under “Ten Ways I Break the Rules”. Or, just leave me a comment. It’s fun to confess.

1. I drive about 10 miles over the speed limit in 25 mph zones and 10 miles under on highways and interstates. Weird. I have no fear that I'll kill a dog or a kid or squirrel...but put me with tons of cars and I have an irrational mindframe that the slower I am the more control I have. I get made fun of. I deal.2. Same on the computer-kids situation. 3.I didn't get a dog so that I don't have to walk them. Cats walk to and from their food dish and stretch every once in awhile. That's how I like my pets activity level. That...and I hate drool.4. I put a great deal of effort into drinking enough water at LEAST once a month. And that is all.5.We have a classic family photo of my mom and all four of us girls absent mindedly chewing the insides of our cheeks at the same time. So.strange.6. Ryan told me that we're going to be flossing fools this year because of the health benefits. The string got lost in the bottom and I can't figure out how to get it back out. So I don't. 7. When the kids aren't home..I eat at 9pm EVERY NIGHT. 8. I have exactly one book and one movie from libraries in past cities. I get a pang of guilt every time I see them in the collection. Hurts.9. My main purpose in stretching is to make it look like I'm doing something when its necessary.10. I wish I could not shower and get away with it. The moment I start to smell bad (any time after I workout) I do myself a big favor and shower. I haven't embraced my inner stink yet. Good for you!!

Oh yea, I break tons of rules, who has time to drink 8 glasses of water a day! I have a tiny bladder anyways, I would be peeing every 1/2 hour lolI know that I don't get the right about of servings of all the food groups, I am working on it, but it's almost impossible, I just don't eat that much every day lolI try to stretch after each run, but sometimes I forget.I work in a law firm but I constantly use my computer at work for balancing my bank account, online shopping, registering for races, reading about celebrities etc...I'm sure that's frowned upon lol

1. I totally let my two year old eat stuff off the floor, sometimes it's food sometimes not. Builds character2. I never get 6-7 hours of sleep a night, ever.3. Most of the protein in my diet comes from bars or shakes...it's faster/easier than cooking.4. I never change the air or water filter on time.5. Sometimes my kid eats baked doritoes for breakfast, I'm not proud, just honest.6. I feed my cat dog food in a pinch.7. Sometimes I just cuss like a sailor.8. I never pick up the dog poop in the yard...I just let it be.9. Most of the time I push myself through pain, even though I advise all my clients to "listen to your body"10. I'm way harder on myself than I ever should be.

Love this, and agree with it. As a teacher and a mom with two young boys, I feel this way of thinking is missing from society. In general, parents seem so concerned with nurturing and catering to the needs of their children. I think, of course, a balance is need with children, but I feel like lately we are more concern with making our children equals.

I break a lot of those rules too! I bite the inside of my cheek too and it drives my husband crazy!! I don't even realize I'm doing it until he mentions it to me.My poor dog...he doesn't get walked nearly enough! I feel sorry for him, but with 2 kids, cleaning, work, training, he's just not a top priority. I know, I'm horrible!

I am an adult, and I get to decide what that means.1) I will eat cake for breakfast if it's around. If not, I eat Cocoa Pebbles. I am 34.2) I floss about 3 times a week, which is an improvement over the "never" I did before.3) I don't believe in stretching.4) I slouch terribly when I am at work, in my cubicle.5) I prefer white bread to wheat, because it is closer to cake.6) Before a race, I carb load with beer.7) I ALWAYS let my dog off the leash when we are hiking, even when there are leash laws. She is better behaved that way.8) I am lucky to drink 8 oz of water a day, but probably 64 of coffee.9) I believe it is unhealthy to go to bed without a snack because I will be up at 3 starving to death if I don't.10) I rub my eyes when I am tired, and my face. I know you aren't supposed to, but I can't help it.

This is fun! I also take at least 3 extra breaks at work, show up 20 minutes late, and never, ever make up the time. Because I can.

Driving a Corvette made me a stickler for the speed limit. Maybe I'm wrong, but it just seems to me like a cop would come more near pulling over a Corvette going 10 miles over the limit than a regular car going the same speed.

- i bite my nails chronically- i rewear running shorts/sports bras/cycling kits (yup i'm the smelly one on the bike in front of you)- i rarely stretch after riding, and only sometimes after running/swimming- i always go at least 10 mph over the speed limit, but if it's 5am and i'm headed to the pool, every road is 70mph

1. I don't always wash my workout clothes after a workout and I wear them again...I don't have many workout clothes and don't want to do laundry everyday.2. I swear way too much.3. I speed.4. I don't wash the sheets on the bed as often as I should.

I walk my dog maybe once weekly and I am a veterinarian for crying out loud. But I'm a firm believer in picking up poop.I never stretch... I pulled a hamstring doing that. Ran a marathon without injury, but hurt myself stretching. Enough said.I'm with the coffee drinker... drink a million cups of it but when it comes to water? Meh.If I spent as much time training as I do on Facebook, I would take first place at Kona.I'm not confessing to how many speeding tickets I've had. Wish I could get one while running...

1. Usually only 5 miles over for me. I'm scared of the cops...not really please don't make fun of me.2. OMG. I thought I was the only parent to do this. Whew. So good knowing I am not alone.3. My dog was never good on a leash so the no walking thing is totally her fault...Not mine. 4. I shoot for 100 oz and fail sometimes. I like Diet Coke and coffee at some point in my day. 5. I've been a cheek chewer as far back as the 2nd grade. My dentist fusses at me over this...I can't help it. 6. I use to be the same way BUT I have braces and have to floss 3 times a day or I just feel gross. And the dentist can totally tell if you don't floss regularly or at least the hygienist can. ;)7. Guilty there too. 8. I don't even go to the library for fear of overdue books. I'm also afraid of the library book police.9. Guilty again. And I always say I am going to do better and stretch til I have nothing left to stretch. 10. Adding huggies wipes to my gym bag.

and I'm back!!! after about two weeks of being in the dark blog reading wise I finally found some free time.

I think that I might turn this into a post. But off hand, I don't follow many rules.

1. With running, I sure as hell don't fuel right. (e.g. I did 10 miles this morning without water)2. If someone has a camera looking into my house's front windows, they get QUITE a show of indecent exposure. underwear after a run are totally overrated.

Yea! Confession time:1. I work part-time, have a 10 yr old & 13 yr old but I never volunteer/chaperone at school. 2. I don't run, but I'm a yogi (thanks to Athleta for leading me to this blog).3. Even though I'm a yogi of 10 years I don't like chanting & drumming, I find it creepy.4. Diet Coke is a major part of my day.5. I feel that popcorn is a food group but not microwave style only stove top. 6. I live at a beach in NC but I don't wear enough sunscreen. Working on that...7. I don't enforce my kids to brush their teeth. Their dad is the teeth-police.8. I don't iron. 9. I don't make pancakes. I do a terrible job and leave that to dad too.10. I screen my phone calls ~ 90% of the time.

1. We do not change our bedsheets every week (i have heard talk of people changing bedsheets weekly so I assume that is the standard for civilized folk). I'd be embarassed to say how often they actually get changed2. I have never dusted and don't even own any 'apparatus' for that.3. I eat right before bed often. Sometimes I don't even have dinner cooked before 9pm never mind snacking4. I bite my nails. they look terrible5. I do not get my bikini line waxed in winter. Poor hubby. I also don't always shave my legs. Sometimes I just wear pants instead6. I don't moisturize my face. Sometimes i don't even take my makeup off at night and just wait til my morning shower. 7. we do not clean the poop from the backyard. I mean, the dogs poop. My own poop I would clean up. Wait, no I wouldn't! I could just blame it on the dog!

My high school boyfriend's dad called me Suzanne Andretti. I was born with the LEAD FOOT. I drive as fast as I can get away with pretty much all the time, and I get tickets. Just got one yesterday, as a matter of fact. Damn, time to start using my radar detector in town. (seriously, I thought the speed limit was 35 but apparently it's 30. There are no signs. I'm a lawyer, I will be bringing that up at my court date)

I eat a LOT of sweets. Like, I need dessert after lunch and dinner, and sometimes I need a few more cookies in the evening while lounging.

I surf the web at work. And even blog. My job isn't that challenging, so I waste time so I can create a little excitement by having to do all my work in less time.

ohhhh..how could I forget? I get to work HORRIBLY late, like everyday. I mosey in around 930-945. However, in my interview, I was told "I don't care when you're here as long as you get your work done." And I do! I kick ass. I also hardly ever take a lunch break. Therefore, I'll cruise on in here when I feel like it, dammit.

Saw this post linked over on Rose's blog. Oh my gosh, this is awesome. I can totally relate to #3.. and I don't even open the door for them--we have doggie doors. Lazy much? I don't care. I will have to do this sometime--love the idea.

>I chew ice-hear its an iron deficiancy?? >Love to eat cookies in the morning.>Sometimes don't shower after running at night.>Speed way too much, but am never unsafe + no tickets.>Actually enjoy flossing now that I buy floss picks.

I don't think anybody has enough time to read all the ways I break the rules.

I have been especially bad lately with hydration before a run and just plain drinking enough water throughout the day. I, like Adam, went on a long run the other day after drinking hardly anything.... and then didn't take anything with me either. I was ticked because of a nagging injury and just wanted to be done. Anything over 10 without water before or during is not recommended.

I will have a coke occasionally with a meal, even though I know it is horrible and I tell everyone else it is killing them.

Well.... my husband would have a field day at my expense on this one. I am a notorious rule-follower... except when I am not :)

*I tend to drive way to fast (I am Italian, after all).*I get way less than 8 hours of sleep, drink less than 64 oz of water, rarely floss, eat way late, slack on stretching... all those things.*I sometimes leave a kid in the car when I run in somewhere.*I used to let my baby nap in the car parked out in the driveway (in the shade, people, and with the garage door open and the windows open... and the door to the house open... it was closer than her bedroom! And I live in a stupid gated community)*I am not even going near personal hygiene and housekeeping issues... I'd be here all frickin day!

Sometimes/always I 'forget' to wash my face before bed. I never get blemishes though so I just don't think about it. I have a foam roller and use it maybe once a week, even though I am training for a marathon and need to do it more. I speed constantly and am a very aggressive driver. I always stop my Garmin at stoplights!

I rarely warm up or stretch before or after I work out, unless I feel like I should. I secretly like skipping a shower on a weekend (unless I ran). I can't speed it ain't worth it - DH is a copper and I would have too much crap to take if I did!But I do blow red lights at 5 am when its dark and no one is out and I am driving to some far away race. HA! I eat chocolate at all hours - its my reward for being up and running at 5am most days. And I cuss. A lot. I try not to, but it sails right out.

hahaha. this is great. i break a lot of "rules" too. too many to list, but a few are:-not enough sleep-not enough water-too much sugar. -and just for this month: watching march madness basketball games on my computer at work...hey I'm a good multi-tasker!

I don't shower after a workout, I like to marinate in my own sweat. I don't really pay attention to expiration dates- it will make me stronger, or I'll die. I don't always come to a complete stop at stop signs- "no cop, no stop". I fart and blame it on others. I could care less about visible pantie lines- at least I have them on and they're relatively clean.

when I get yerba matte tea from the whole foods- I consider that my payment for the day and refill it when ever I want to.I once took TP from work because I was too lazy to go by the store I hate dogs that come up to me and sniff me when I run on or off leash but I pretend I dont mind.I rewear my socks sometimes and sometimes do not wear undies to work when wearing a skirt! yikes (and I work with kids)

1. Speeding – Everywhere except school zones! (One speeding ticket)2. Double standards – I am the adult I have earned the right to be an ornery as I want to. If that means I spend the entire weekend on a computer playing computer games, so be it. If that means I lay in bed eating cookies watching TV all day, I can if I want to. BUT I also am the type of mom who permits my kiddos to sit on my bed with me and have ice cream for dinner! 3. Dog walking… One dog is 90 pounds and chases cars and the other is 8 months old and 50 pounds. They go in the back yard and play together, trust me, they get more than enough exercise! 4. Water – I really do try5. Cuticles and nails – I get my nails done just to ensure I don’t do this! 6. Flossing – I try, really! I buy floss almost every week and ever week my dogs get a hold of it and either eat it or bring it to the back yard to play with (I usually get at least one or two goes at it before it disappears)7. I don’t get out of class until after 7, if I eat before class I am hungry after and not for the best foods. 8. I refuse to check out books from the library because of the late fees.9. Stretching – nah, usually I don’t have the time. I do stretch before I go to bed. Or maybe I put my foot up in the air to ensure the puppy doesn’t attack it, we will just call that stretching!10. The run determines if a shower happens or not. If it is a short run and I just don’t have time, I do what I can and continue on with my day. If it is a long run and the sweat level was through high, I need to do something.

I definitely always drive over the speed limit. I've been known to not shower after working out if I'm in a huge hurry and I totally find towlettes acceptable in a pinch. I also am guilty of not always stretching, for some reason usually after my hardest training sessions. :) Great post.